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How do Hydronic Solar Water Heating Works?

Most major Canadian Cities, such as Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Regina etc..., are spread along the Canada - US borders where solar insolation is at its peaks. With almost eight months a year of buildings external envelope heating demand etc....

Rules of Thumb for Sizing your Solar Domestic Hot Water Heater

Before sizing a domestic hot water heater, regardless of energy source (whether electric, gas, solar, oil, etc...) you need to know your annual and monthly domestic hot water (DHW) demand in KWh or BTU.

How do Vacuum (Evacuated) Tubes Collectors Work?

The Evacuated tube collector consists of a number of rows of parallel transparent glass tubes connected to a header pipe and which are used in place of the blackened heat absorbing plate we saw in the previous flat plate collector. etc...

Why Evacuated Tubes Heat Pipe Solar Collectors are among the most efficient in Nordic Climates?

Measuring Solar Collector's thermal efficiency is a complicated and expensive task. This why the Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC) and the Canadian Standard Association (CSA-F378) have accredited various labs in the US and Canada etc...

What Certification should my Solar Water Heating Collectors and Solar Water Heating Kits have in Canada?

Prior to the 16 of October 2015, CSA-F378 standard specified a set of technical requirements and test methods for glazed and unglazed liquid heating solar collectors and covered etc.....

How to Install, Connect and Handle Stainless Steel Flexible Solar Pipe Hose?

Pipe Cutting, Connection and Handling Procedure:
Step 1: Cut the Solar hose to your desired length with cutter.
Step 2: Put a brass nut onto the solar hose firstly before putting the end of solar hose into flange tool.
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How much energy can your hydronic solar system generate??

Before making the decision to invest into a solar solution, there is an obvious legitimate question to ask: How many energy saving (expressed in KW.h) will my investment generate? etc...

How to install a Solar Collector on a shingles inclined roof?

Far before you bring any panels onto the roof, you need to have decided the location and orientation of your solar panels. Here are a few tips:, etc...

N.B: The assumptions taken in our technical documents are of general terms. It's the installer and the designer's responsibilities to make sure that the design and the installation are suitable for the operating conditions of the purchased products.